DOLAX Chupetes/Pacifiers
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on October 14, 1976, the recall of two brands of imported baby pacifiers—DOLAX and OLLA—due to suffocation hazard. The DOLAX pacifiers were approximately two inches long with a one-inch soft rubber nipple, a flexible plastic saucer-shaped shield about 1-1/2 inches in diameter, and a ring-shaped handle with a removable plastic bow; about 306,792 were marketed chiefly in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and Chicago. The OLLA pacifiers had a similar design with an animal head-shaped handle; about 119,568 were marketed mostly in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida, and Washington, D.C.
According to the Commission's investigations, at least eight deaths were associated with pacifiers between 1970 and 1975. Consumers who suspect they have purchased one of these pacifiers should remove it immediately from the child's possession and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. For further information, consumers may call the Consumer Product Safety Commission's toll-free hotline at 800/638-2772.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Suffocation
DOLAX & OLLA Pacifiers Recalled NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 1976 Release # 76-068 CPSC Announces The Recall Of Two Brands Of Imported Pacifiers WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 14) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the importers involved, announced today the recall of two brands of imported baby pacifiers that may pose a substantial product hazard. The pacifiers, imported from Spain and known as Chupetes in Spanish, were marketed under the names DOLAX and OLLA and sold for about 45 cents each. The DOLAX pacifiers were usually sold in individual plastic bubble packs with the words "Pacifier DOLAX Chupetes" across the top of each container. The pacifiers are approximately two inches long with a one- inch soft rubber nipple and a flexible plastic saucer-shaped shield about l-1/2 inches in diameter at the base of the nipple. The handle of the pacifier is in the shape of a ring and was sold with a removable plastic bow tied to it. About 306,792 DOLAX pacifiers have been marketed, chiefly in the area of New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and Chicago. The OLLA pacifiers also were sold in individual plastic bags with a picture of an infant on the package and the name of the brand, OLLA, in large letters across the front of the bag. They are approximately two inches long with a one-inch soft rubber nipple and a flexible plastic saucer-shaped shield at the base. The shield is about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. The handle of the pacifier is in the shape of an animal head and about 119,568 OLIA pacifiers have been marketed, mostly in the areas of New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and Washington, D.C. Consumers who suspect that they may have purchased one of these pacifiers should remove it immediately from the child's possession and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. For further information, consumers may call the Consumer Product Safety Commission's toll-free hotline at 800/638-2772. Recognizing there may be a substantial risk if infants suffocate from accidental ingestions of the pacifiers, CPSC next week will publish in the Federal Register its proposed regulation to require that pacifier shields be large enough so that they cannot enter the baby's mouth. The Commission has conducted indepth investigations that indicate that from 1970 through 1975 at least eight deaths have been associated with pacifiers. This press release is available in Spanish through the Office of Public Affairs.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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